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Just up Ahead and on the Right

Beginner 2 • 11 Words

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Keep going strong with your location language in part six of the seven-part FluentU series A Trip to the Supermarket. Learn how to express 'just' before your 'up ahead' as well as how to say on the left and the right. Oh, and learn the measure word for shops while you're at it!

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		Word	Definition	Fluency
		近 jìn (adj.) close; not far	(adj.) close; not far
		邮局 yóu jú (noun) post office	(noun) post office
		哪里 nǎ lǐ (question word) where (location, place)	(question word) where (location, place)
		前面 qián miàn (place word) in front of; front; up ahead	(place word) in front of; front; up ahead
		右边 yòu biān (place word) right; right side	(place word) right; right side
		超市 chāo shì (noun) supermarket	(noun) supermarket
		左边 zuǒ biān (place word) left; left side	(place word) left; left side
		对面 duì miàn (place word) across; opposite	(place word) across; opposite
		离 + Location + Adjective lí + Location + Adjective (prep.) from; away from	(prep.) from; away from
		远 yuǎn (adj.) far; distant	(adj.) far; distant
		分钟 fēn zhōng (noun) minute	(noun) minute

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Uncle, hello!

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Hello!

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May I ask, do you know where the closest post office is?

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The closest post office? Um… There’s one up ahead, on the right.

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Oh, that’s great!

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Then, is there a supermarket?

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Supermarket… umm ...there is,

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On the left.

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The supermarket is across from the post office?

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Yes, yes, yes.

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Oh, OK, I got it!

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Is it far from here?

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Not far! You’ll be there in 3 minutes.

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Oh, thanks!

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Don’t mention it.

Just up Ahead and on the Right

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